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Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1887-12-05

the new House on party lines, and the
large number of new and untried members
whose personal preferences in the assign
rnent it is customary to consider to the
largest extent compatible with party
policy, it seems probable that the Work
of selecting the committees will occupy
Speaker Carlisle's time nearly or quite up
10 Christmas.
Though no wholesale revision OF the
rules as took place in the FOrty-ninth Con-
gress is again contemplated, the custo-
mary motion to adopt the rules OF the
preceding house will undoubtedly give rise
TO some debate, and an effort will be made
to amend them in some important partlcu'
lars. Previous TO the last change there
was a dead letter rule, in the manner OF
using the common appropriation bills
within thirty days after its appointment,
and this rule it is
PROPOSED TO RE-ESACT
and enforce, with reference to all commit
tees, having general appropriation bills
within their jurisdiction. 1t will be
amended, however, so as to extend to sixty
days, the time within which such bills
must be reported during the long session,
while leaving thirty days as the maximum
for the short session.
A strong effort will be made to have a
bill adopted to prohibit the introduction
of private bills in open house, and require
that all these measures shall reach the ap-
propriate committees through the medium
of the petition box. This would effect
saving of time to the House and of expense
to the Government cnS present ], 900 cop
les are printed of every bill introduced,
and as large majority of the private meas
ures refer to committees remain their bur-
led, their printing involves an apparently
needless expenditure of money.
Should the proposed rule be adopted no
private bill will be printed until 1t IS
acted upon by the committee and reported
TO the House for consideration.
To RESTRICT IMMIGRATION.
Senator Palmer, of Michigan, will intro
duce into the Senate, at the earliest poSSi-
bic opportunity after the organization OF
that bod, bill prepared by him, for the
purpose of regulating and restricting I'M
migration the United States by keeping
out persons who seem to be undesirable citi-
zens. The principal feature OF the bill is
a provision which, if it became law, will
require every person Of foreign birth, WHO
conlemplates emigrating to the United
States, to provide himself with o certificate
from the L. S Consul for the district of his
residence, setting forth substantially,
that the said consul is satisfied upon
diligent Inquiry, that he is a suitable and
desirable person for residence and citizen
ship in the United States.
Immigrants OF foreign birth not provided
with such certificate shall not be allowed
by the United States immigration officers
To land in this country.
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OUR INDIAN WARDS.
The Progress They are Making In the Arts
of Civilization,

The Progress They are Making In the Arts
of Civilization,
WASHINGTON, D. c., December A
Secretary Lamar's report which has been
made public deals extensively with In
dian matters. Concerning their indus
trial pursuits it says:
There are also about l9,5OU Indians
scattered over the public domain and not
living on any reservation under charge of
Indian agents, therefore no specific infor-
nation Of their industrial pursuits is at
hand.
"Tha statistics compiled from ,he an
nual reports OF the various United States
Indian agents to the Commissioner of H.
dian Affairs represents that the remaining
173, 600 Indians under their supervision,
about 5S. 900 wear citizens clothes wholly;
that 16, 1T houses are occupied by them,
that about %. 900 can speak English with
sufficient intelligence for ordinary c0nver-
satiOn; that more than lO,5O0 of
their children are in schools receiving
educational and industrial traini ny, for
whom 237 schools are in operation, and
that over 81 900 families are engaged in
industrial pursuits. They have cultivated
over 235, 900 acres, built over 295, 900 rods
of fencing, produced over $50, GOO Bushels
of wheat, $50, 0OO bushels of corn, 4O2,-
00O bushels of oats, 6S, 00A bushels of bar
ley and rye, 5l4, 600 bushels of vegetables,
and SO, 900 pounds Of butter. Besides the
above they have gathered for use and sale
considerable quantities Of wild rice, ber-
ries, herbs, furs, fish, and snake root, etc.
They have sawed 1,552, ,079 feet of lumber,
cut "a, 900 cords of wood, and lO2, 600 tons
of hay. They own over 392, 900 horses,
9 900 mules, ll3,0OO cattle, $4,000 swine,
l, 12O, 900 sheep. Droughts have seriously
affected the yield OF their crops the past
year
The most important measure Of legis-
lation ever enacted in this country affect
ing our Indian affairs is
TIE GENERAL ALLOTMENT LAW
of February, 9, 1887. By this law every
Indian, Of whatever aye, may secure title
to a farm, enjoy the protection and bene-
fits of the Law, both civil aud criminal, of
the State or Territory in which he may
reside, and be subject to the restraints of
those laws Under the direction of the
President the Department has begun the
work of making allutnents to such of the
following designated Indians as are found
competent, ready, and willing to take
lands in severalty, viz: To the Indians of
the Sioux tribe occupying the Yankton
alG Lake TraveTSe Reservation, in Dakota
Territory, containing, respectively, l,776
and l,496 Indians; to the Winnebagos,
l, ,222 in number, on their reservation in
Nebraska; to the Pottawatomies, 800, and
to the Absentee Shawnees, about 775, all
on the reservation in the Indian Territory {;
to the Crows, numbering about 8, 900. on
their own reservation in Montana Terri
tory; and to the Indians OF eighteen differ
eut hapds, numbering in all 6l2, occupy
ing the SilCtz Reservation in Oregon.
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CONGRESS again! Heaven help US!
TuE sCPRENIE COURT.
II Finishes it, Work and Adj"urns to Meet
Next January.

II Finishes it, Work and Adj"urns 10 Meet
NtNJ January.
>gc..a Cy--asyarE.grso of DE- Rsg20.
CuArLBroN, December 3.-The Su,
preme Court met a; 3 o'clock Friday after
noon; all the Judges present. The follow
ing decisions were handed down, and
other business transacted
Ensign Manufacturing Co, vs.. Ira J,
McGinnis, Judge, end J. ". Carroll, from
Cabell county; opinion by Woods; writ ol
prohibition awarded.
Gideon burton X Co. W. J. 4. Gibson
and Others. from Hauawha county; an ap-
peal and supersejeas allowed; bond $3.50.
kirkman v. KiTkuan, from Marshall
county; petition tor appeal and suPerSedeas
refused.
In the ParkerSburg Gas Company eases
the motion for suspending order was
ovprrulei.
Barbour, Stsdman & Herod vs. Tomp-
kins and Others, from kanawha county
re-argument Was ordered, ON motion Ofap,
pellAnt.
Shrewsbury vs. Shrewsbury, from Kama,
wha county, writ Of certiorari allowed.
Sturm Vs. Fleming and Others, from
Harrison county, was remanded to rules,
not all Of the parties interested having
been served with processes.
The amended code, compiled by John
A. Warth. by direction Of the Legislature,
was examined by the Court and approved.
The court adjourned till the first day ot
the aext regular term, in Charleston, be
ginning on the second Wednesday in Jan
nary
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YOUNG DESPER4DOES.
A Sangulnsry Encounter Between Tw'
Factions OF Boys.

"A Saugulnsry Encounter Between Two
Factions OF Boys.
PITTSBCRG, December 4.-Ao Erie, Pa.
special says: Al an early hour this morn
ing two factions OF city boys eot into an
alteration, the result OF feud of long
standing. There were fifteen who were
engaged in the sanguinary affair,
Henry Weller aud Frank Knapp,
two machinists, and members of the
same faction, were fatally stabbed. Knapp
was fnghtfully gashed about the neck and
stabbed in vital parts OF the body. He is
dying. Weller, whose cuts are also about
the neck, is still alive Eight arrests have
been made, and the cutting seems to have
been done by two brothers, William and
Frank Erhart, and both are under arrest.
Half dozen other persons were stab bed in
the affray,
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THE NEXT CONGRESS.
How u Will 10 Organized To-day-Tl
Probable Proceedings.

How q Will 10 Organized To day-The
Probable Proceedings.
WASHINGTON, December 4.-The first
Monday in December being the day pre-
scribed by the constitution for the annual
meeting OF Congress, the Fiitieth Congress
will be called to order at II o'clock to-
morrow
The course of events in the Senate dur
ing the week seems to depend entirely up
on the ability OF the two parties TO reach a
conclusion with respect TO the admission of
members-elect 1t is said to he probable
that objection will be made tomorrow by
Republicans to the admission of Senators
TuTpie, OF Indiana, and Faulkner, Of West
Virginia, some leading Republicans hold
ing that there are good pritna facie grounds
for investigation of their titles, such as ex-
ist against no other Seuators-elect.
1t is presumed that Senator boar, Chair
man Of the Committee on Privileges aud
Elections, has been looking into the mat
ter, and that he il anyone Is likely to
make the objection. lie has not yet ar
rived in Washington, but is expected to-
night. The Democrats Oh the other hand,
holding that the flaws in the titles of the
two Senators are merely technical, pro
pose IN case objection Is made TO
MAKE SIMILAR OBJECTION
10 the admission of certain Republicans, in
whose credentials technical lapses have
been found. The Senate will tomorrow
appoint the customary committees TO give
notice to the House of Representatives and
to the President, of the organization OF the
Senate and its readiness to proceed to busl-
ness. Ifboth houses complete their organiza-
ton tomorrow, the Presidents message
will be laid before them on Tuesday. The
remainder of the week in the Se"ate Is
likely TO witness nothing in the way OF
general legislation, except the introduction
Of bills. A good deal OF time Is likely 10
be spent by the Senate during the early
weeks of the session, in secret, al long
list of recess appointments will be submit
ted BY the President for confirmation.
The House will be called 70 order at
noon by Mr.. Clark, the clerk Of the pre-
ceding House, and after q quorum ot
members have responded, to their names,
on q call of the roll, the work of organiza-
ton will be proceeded with. The speaker
having been duly elected, and the oath
administered to him, by Mr., Kelley of
Pennsylvania, the members elect will
take their stand in front of the Speakers
stand, and qualify. No hitch will occur
in the proceeding, as there is no member
whose prima face right 70 a seat Is ques-
toned. The next business will be
DRAWING FOR SEATS,
which will occupy the remainder Of the
session.
On Tuesday the Presidents message
will be read and referred to Committee of
the Whole.
The Speaker has already begun to sketch
out the organization of the committees,
but, as was the case in the last Congress,
- ----i. SiAirnltV in perfect-
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Dor,t GIVE Up tho shin.

io' nave aeen ;ali HAT consumption
.,lilc; = IipcSrabie. that when the Lungs are at
s-o lacked oy tn, teTih'e maIady, the suf-
@ lelrr Is past eli help, anil tbs end is a mere
SGes'.0G @. u@c. Iou have noted
t,r-l "i'u alarm tue unmistakable symp-
.ons OF the disease; you have
s ulsu all manner Of so,cllled cures in vain,
s snu you are now dsspondeut and preparing
,oS;S IOs Sng y worst But don't give up the ship
mnue Or. Pierce's Golden Medical Diseoy.
IN ~ Ietlalns untried. tits not cnre-all Lor
tLI ~ ~ perform miracles, bat it has cured
earIis- ,.-'us vi eases os consumption, in its
fs;IsS SISgeS, where all other means had
liz ieu' Try 1t, and obtain WG
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1887-12-05

You are feeling depressed, your appetite
is DOOR, you are bothered with Headache,
you are fidgety, nervous, and generally out
of sorts, aud want to brace up. Brace up,
but not with stimulants, spring medicines,
or bitters, which have for their basis veEy
cheap, bad whisky, and which stimulate
you for an hour, and then leave you in a
worse condition than before. What you
want is an alternative that will purify your
blood, start healthy action of Liver and
Kidneys, restore your vitality, and give
renewed health and strength. Such a
medicine you will find in Electric Bitters,
and only 50 cents bottle at Logan & %. p
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\ CHALLENGES TO THE WORLD.
Schaeffer's Baoksr Offers to Put Up Any
Amnunt nm ,Jake-

Schaeffer's Baoker Offers to Put Up Any
Amount on Jake.
ST. Louis, Mo, December 4.-Richard
Roche, the backer Of Schaeffer, issued the
following to the editor OF the Globe Demo
crdt:
II will match Jake Schaeffer to play any
billiardist in the world from $500 up to any
amount. The accepterS of this challenge
to have the choice of game. If the match
is played at any great distance from ST.
Louis, the stakes must be 81, 900 side, as
it would not pay to play for less. II Slos-
son is really in earnest in wishing game
with Schaeffer, let him cover the $3.50 for
felt which you will fiud enclosed.
RICHARD ROCHE"
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The New steal Scale.

PITTsBURG, December 4.-The new
steel workers scale that will be presented
by the Amalgamsted Association to the
manufacturers this week, has been formu.
lated By the committee. If accepted by
the steel men it will 60 into effect on jan
uary !, but if they refuse, conference
committee will be appointed to discuss the
matter. The new scale provides for a
slight advance in some departments, and
it is thought by the men that it will be
accepted without any debate.
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'SScarlet Fever"

Having appeared in our village Darby
Prophy Tactic Fluid was used for disinfect,
ing the College buildings. The disease
never went beyond single case, either in
the College or elsewhere, where the Fluid
was used.-REv. PRES. G. F. PRICE, An.
burn, Ala.
Darbys Fluid dispels all forms Of cpl
demic diseases by destroying the spores ol
germ poison that cause contagion.
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PITsBURG. December This morn
incoming, while in 4 ft cf delirium from
diptheria Frank " Whjtmore, promi-
Rent youuV business Map, blew his brains
out with a shot gun, which he had taken
from a closet ia ms room, during the tenn
porsry absence D: his attendant. Dir.
Wh,tmore was a member Of the well-knOwn
wholesale shoe irm of W. +. SchmertZ Il
Co, prominent Mason, and a member OF
Christ NJ. Z Church Of tins city. He was
50 years Of age and unmarried.
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The AnarchI,t. wln DeIy the Mayor

CHICAGO, December 4.-The Committee
OF Arrangements Tor the entertainment to
be given Saturday night, for the benefit of
the families OF the dead and imprisoned
Anarchists, to-day decided, notwithstand-
my Mayor RCche's prohibition, that they
would at all hazards place beer on sale in
the hall Their first move will be an at
tempt 10 procure an order from the Courts
annulling the Mayors mandate.
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They Annrnrs the sat.l.msnt.

PARIS, December IN. Flowrens, Min
lSter OF Foreign Affairs, to-day received the
Serman, Russian and Austrian Embsssa-
uots' each OF whom expressed cordial ap-
pEoTal OF the smjcable settlement of the
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Landau stock Market.

LONDON, December I.-Discouut during
the past week was quoted at 81 for thrss
months, and q for short There wss no
demand. The Stock Exchange loans 10
next account is 3js3t. Prices on the Stock
Exchange during the week were variable,
with downward tendency. English rail.
way securities were stronger, entirely
owing to the speculative operations Of the
public American railroad securities were
depressed, but yesterday the tone va. no.
tably better and there was o general nd.
vance, 10, sufficient, however 70 cover tho
previous declines.
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AUyrr the eutest swiudler Of the age IS
Mr.. HAEPER, who is now on trial in Gin
ciuuoti. The way he fooled the bank eN-
aminer shortly before the Fidelity went
under. WAS "a stick as possible. When the
examiner suddenly and without warning
dropped 10 on Mr. HARPER, bank ne was
introduced to the President and bottle Of
wine cracked. 10 the meanwhile HARPER
had taken the few dollars which the bank
had on hand to the desk OF the teller that
was tirst to be exsmined. 1t was counted.
Then the eNsminer was introduced to
couple Of directors who happened to drop
IN, aud another bottle OF wine opened.
While it was beiug Diseased Mr. HARPER
slipped out and put the money
that had been counted back to
its original position, where the ex-
smiuer again carefully counted it. After
this Job had heen gone through with the
bospi,abIe Mr. HARPER had to introduce
the examiner to another prominent official
Of the Sauk and another bottle of wine
had t. he opened Leaving the examiner
engaged IA pleasant conversation, Ar.
HARrgg retired and sent a message to an
other bank requesting the immediate loan
Of 500. .OOD. Tue uouey was instantly
furnished, the credit Of the Fidelity being
A No. l. This amount was dumped into
the vault and the examiner was invited to
complete his investigation. lie found
everything straight AMI signed certih-
cate to that effect. Evidently the field
afforded by n Cincinnati bank Is too linn
tied TOR Mr.. HARPERs talents.
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NEWS AND COMMENT.
THE WEATHER..

For West Virginia. colder, talr ~eatner' iresh
o., I-i.e westerly winds, diminishing in force,
allowed bv warmer. sOutherly wind on Tuesday.
For western Pennsylvania, colder, generally
,sir weather. brisk - high west wind, diminish
.ug lu force, With cold wave.
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AIgernon Sullivan Dead.

New YORK, December i.-Algernor
Sullivan, the we'll known lawyer, died to.
night Of typhoid fever.
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TWO FISTIC ARTISTS.

During the caucus Mr. Breckenridge, OF
Arkansas, made fierce attack upon Capt
Dnnelson, candidate for Doorkeeper of the
House. He was replied to rather warmly
by Mr.. Blount, OF Georgia, who disputed
some OF tho statements made by the gen
tieman from Arkansas.
Finally Mr.. Breckinridge charged Mr..
Blonnt with uttering words which were
not true, aud the latter, who was near the
former, dealt him blow i'll the face
which staggered. Mr.. Breckinridge rail-
lied, dealt Mr.. BlOunt sharp retaliatory
blow on the nose, and the two men
clinched and began smuggling at short arms
measure. Here DoOrkeeper Coakley, of
New York, intertered and separated the
Combatants. There was intense excite
ment for few minutes, but quiet was
finally restored, and the consideration of
the subject under discussion resumed
Subsequently the comhatants were brought
together, and, after an interchange of apol-
ogies, shook hands.
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CoSGREss will probably pat the car
stove under the ban.
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In all kinds and degrees OF sprains Saliva
tion Oil, with rest, will effect speedy cure.
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FORTY persons we've kuied ard injured
by the Spanish ym,1quake the other day.
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TuEuulujuous nomination OF Mr.. CAR
Isle for Speaker OF the House surprises
no ONO
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THE pual,c Will be bored by the same
old Greary discussion Of the tariff as usual
this session
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EN.MAyAGER CLAENE, o! the b. x o.
Telegraph, thinks il the Government does
not within SIX months adopt postal teIe-
graphy there will be rival company
formed OF leading newspapers which will
be formidable and lasting, and which will
receive the public confidence.
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President rSADI-CARNoT seems sudden
" 10 have a-su~el the proportions Of a
French saviour.
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TIE unauiaous opinion Of the RsPubh-
ecu Representatives in Washington Is that
Nr. RL.INE wants the nomination and Is
indirectly working toJ Il.
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A bruiss may sesalt IN - sbeea n -
psoupay attssdsdta Any ealveisa0 on
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Killed by the Earthquake.

Killed by the Earthquake.
LONDON, December +.-T~enty persons
were killed and many injured by the
earthquake at Besignapo Cslabria.
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..ls that really trues" Dssuitlta
msdsm, d. Bulps Coagh syrupbUly3Ga" |"
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RrAce Up.

Of6O, 900, 600 American population, it is
said one-third use DR.. Bulls Cough Syrup.
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upon the wlndow-pane with his diamond
ring. He tarried in an elegant house over
night, but found that there was no God
recognized in that house. Before he LEFT
his room 10 the morning, with his ring he
wrote upon the window-pane, Zone thing
thou lackest." After the guest was gonc,
the housewife came up and looked at tie
window, and saw the inscription, and
called her husband and her children; and
God, through that ministry Of the window.
glass, brought them all TO Jesus. Though
you may to-day be surrounded by
COMFORTS AND LUxUEIRs,
and feel that you have nothing, II you are
not the children Of God, with the siane.
ring Of Christ's love let me inscribe upon
your souls, Zone thing thou lsckest" ]
pray you that, whatever else you msy
miss, you may not miss heaven. It ID too
bright home to lose. Your soul has been
bought at too dear q price. preach to
you of the blood that cleanseth from oil
sin. Casting all your sins behind you, ]
beg of you to start this morning for the
Kingdom. Yes" you say, II will start,
but not now" William Iii. made pfocls-
nation when there was revolution In the
north of Scotland that all who came and
took the oath Of allegiance by the 31st oi
December should be pardoned. AscIsn.
a chieftain of q prominent clan, resolved
to return with the rest Of the rebels, but
had some pride in being the very last one
that should take tho oath. He
postponed starting for this purposs
until two days before the expiration Of th<
term. A snow.storm impeded his way,
and before he got up 10 take tbs oafh and
receive pardon from the throne the tims
was mp and past. While the otheu wers
set free, MscIan was miserably pat b
death. BE started too late and arrived To-
late. In like manner some Of you are n
prospect Of losing forever the amnesty d
the Gospel Many Of you ars going 70 b
forever too late. Remember The frrepas
able mistake Of NaaIan!
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FELT IN HIS POCKET

for his money, and insisted that she should
take il all Though she was black, he
called her mother, and said: Forgive me,
mother: I will never do anything 80 mean
again" All! there is a power In fargiv-
ing spirit to overcome all hardness. There
is no way Of conqrering men like that of
bestowing upon them your pardon, whether
they will accept it or not.
Again, a right heart is an expectant
heart. II is q poor business to be building
castles in the air. Enjoy what you have
now. Don't spoil your comfort in the
small house because you expect q larger
one. Don't fret about your income when
il is three or four dollars per day because
you expect to have after q while ten dol
lars per day; or ten thousand year be-
cause you expect it to be twenty thousand
year. But about heavenly things, the
more we think the better. Those castles
are not in the air, but on the hills, and we